diff --git a/procedures/phal/start_host.cpp b/procedures/phal/start_host.cpp
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+extern "C" {
+#include <libipl.h>
+}
+
+#include "xyz/openbmc_project/Common/error.hpp"
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include <registration.hpp>
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace phal
+{
+
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+using namespace sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Starts the self boot engine on POWER processor position 0
+ *        to kick off a boot.
+ * @return void
+ */
+void startHost()
+{
+    if (ipl_init() != 0)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("ipl_init failed");
+        // TODO ibm-openbmc#1470
+        elog<InternalFailure>();
+    }
+
+    if (ipl_run_major(0) > 0)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("step 0 failed to start the host");
+        // TODO ibm-openbmc#1470
+        elog<InternalFailure>();
+    }
+}
+
+REGISTER_PROCEDURE("startHost", startHost);
+
+} // namespace phal
+} // namespace openpower